Pad version with zero if shorter than 3

corehq/apps/builds/tests/test_utils.py

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ def test_is_out_of_date(self):
             ('2.53.1', 'invalid', False),   # Invalid latest version
             ('6', '7', True),               # Normal case - app version is integer
             (None, None, False),            # None version_in_use and latest_version
+            ('2.54', '2.54.0', False),      # Edge case - should not be out of date
+            ('2.54.0', '2.54', False),       # Edge case - should not be out of date
         ]
 
         for version_in_use, latest_version, expected in test_cases:

corehq/apps/builds/utils.py

@@ -98,10 +98,13 @@ def is_out_of_date(version_in_use, latest_version):
 
 
 def _parse_version(version_str):
-    """Convert version string to comparable tuple"""
+    """Convert version string to comparable tuple, padding with zeros."""
+    SEMANTIC_VERSION_PARTS = 3  # Major, minor, patch
     if version_str:
         try:
-            return tuple(int(n) for n in version_str.split('.'))
+            version_parts = [int(n) for n in version_str.split('.')]
+            # Pad the version tuple to ensure both versions have the same length
+            return tuple(version_parts + [0] * (SEMANTIC_VERSION_PARTS - len(version_parts)))
         except (ValueError, AttributeError):
             return None
     return None